medical abbreviations chatt state nursing
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- Awake, alert & oriented X3
- AAOX3
- abdomen
- Abd
- Activity of daily living
- ADL
- Admit
- adm
- morning
- am
- ambulate
- amb
- amount
- amt
- bowel movement
- BM (bm)
- blood pressure
- BP
- Bathroom privileges
- BRP
- Clean, dry and intact
- CDI
- central nervous system
- CNS
- complaint of
- c/o
- dressing
- drsg/dsg
- diagnosis
- Dx
- gram
- g, GM, gm
- hour
- h. (hr)
- head of bed
- HOB
- Height
- ht
- History
- Hx
- History and physical
- H&P
- Intramuscular
- IM
- Intradermal
- ID
- intake & output
- I&O
- Intravenous
- IV
- kilogram
- kg
- keep vein open
- KVO
- lower left extremity
- LLE
- last menstrual period
- LMP
-
1. level of consciousness
2. laxative of choice - LOC
-
lumbar puncture
(spinal tap) - LP
- Left
- lt (L)
- left upper extremity
- LUE
- moves all extremities
- MAE
- micrograms
- mcg
- milliliters
- mL
- moderate
- mod
- Moter vehicle collison
- MVC
- negative
- neg
- no known allergies
- NKA
- no known drug allergies
- NKDA
- nothing by mouth
- NPO
- oxygen
- O2
- out of bed
- OOB
- ounce
- oz
- evening
- PM
- by mouth
- p.o.
- Per rectal
- PR
- before surgery
- preop
- as needed
- PRN
- Patient
- pt
- Right
- R (rt)
- physical therapy
- PT
- right lower extremity
- RLE
- range of motion
- ROM
- prescription
- Rx
- immediately
- stat.
- sexually transmitted disease
- STD
- Sublingual
- subling
- Suppository
- supp
- Suspension
- susp
- symptoms
- Sx
- Tablet
- tab
- tender loving care
- TLC
- temperature pulse respiration
- TPR
- Urinalysis
- UA
- vital signs
- VS (vs)
- within normal limits
- WNL
- Weight
- wt